Pua Onaona (Fragrant Flower) - Words & music by Charles E. King

Aʻo ʻoe nō ka uʻi ʻupu ai
E kuʻu lei hiki aumoe
Ko aloha nō kaʻu e hiʻipoi
Makamae i nei puʻuwai

Hui:
A he nani kou
Lua ʻole i kaʻu ʻike
Hoʻohihi au
I ke ʻala ou pua onaona ou

Ko aloha no kaʻu hiʻipoi
Hana mao ʻole i ka puʻuwai
Noho ʻoe a hoʻomanaʻo mai
Hoʻi mai kāua e pili

You are the person whom I recall to mind
My loved one who comes late at night
Your love is mine to cherish
It is precious to this heart

Chorus:
Yours is a beauty
That is incomparable to me
I have a longing
For your sweetness

Your love is mine to cherish
It disturbs my heart endlessly
If you should think of me
Return to me here

Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Translated by Mary Pukui. © 1928, 1943 Charles E. King